Lund, University city in Scania, Sweden
Lund is a university town in Scania in southern Sweden, home to about 94,000 people. The university occupies much of the town, with lecture halls, laboratory buildings and a library alongside residential districts of low brick structures.
The town began in 990 as part of Denmark and gained a cathedral in the 11th century that became the religious center of the region. After incorporation into Sweden in the 17th century, it lost political weight but received a university in 1666.
Student life shapes the center with bookshops, cafés and bicycle racks in front of nearly every building. In the afternoon, groups fill the green spaces with picnic blankets for reading or conversation.
The center can be crossed on foot in about 30 minutes, with bicycle paths linking all neighborhoods. The center sits close to the railway station, from which trains reach Malmö or Copenhagen in under an hour.
The astronomical clock inside the cathedral dates from the 14th century and still displays medieval figures that move at set times. A mechanism makes the Three Kings appear before Mary, accompanied by a chime.
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